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Glastonbury Festival revellers head home as Worthy Farm clean-up begins

Olivia Rodrigo welcomes The Cure’s Robert Smith onto Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage

A major clean-up operation has commenced at Glastonbury Festival to transform the site from a temporary city of 200,000 music fans back into a Somerset dairy farm.
Glastonbury will not return in 2026, entering a fallow year to allow the ground to recover before the next event takes place in 2027, with organiser Emily Eavis planning improvements.
Police are assessing performances by punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish rap trio Kneecap after controversial chants and calls were made during their sets.
Surprise appearances included Lorde, Lewis Capaldi, Pulp, and Haim, while headliners featured The 1975, Neil Young, and Charli XCX.
Sir Rod Stewart performed the Sunday legends slot, joined by Ronnie Wood, Lulu, and Mick Hucknall, and Olivia Rodrigo closed the Pyramid Stage with a guest appearance from Robert Smith of The Cure.